Toy spring gun



1952 H. J. CRINER TOY SPRING GUN Filed April 22, 1946 a m A V? LVVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY SPRING GUN Application April 22, 1946, {serial No. 664,074

la ms- 1 My invention relates to an improvement in toy guns or pistols and the objects of my inventio are:

To provide arepeating mechanism for y suns or pistols with a magazine to carry a plurality of projectiles; to provide simplified means actuated by the trigger for putting the firing spring in firing position; to provide an improved trigger arrangement which will facilitate manually releasing the trigger at the end of its stroke.

I accomplish these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a sectional elevation of my istol showing the front end of the barrel in full lines;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.;

Figure '3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the magazine;

Figure 5 is a sectional view of an alternate form of structure;

Figure 6 is a detail of the upper end of the magazine;

Figure 7 shows my apparatus fitted with a stock and a longer barrel to more nearly resemble a rifle;

Figure 8 is a detail of an alternate form of detent for the magazine rod.

My gun comprises a handle I having a circular projection 2 formed'thereon adapted to fit into the rear end of the barrel 15. The handle I is chambered to receive the trigger 1, the firing spring or striker H and the magazine 19 and other parts, and the front portion 3 of the handle may be'fitted with a set screw 3.! which screws into the lower part of the barrel to hold the barrel in place.

The barrel I5 is preferably made of metal tubing and the rear end of the "barrel is slotted to permit the magazine and firing spring to project upwardly into the barrel. This slot extends to the rear end of the barrel and is made wide enough to admit the setting bar 8, the front end of which'is pivotallyun'ited to the trigger i.

The front end of the bar 8 may have one end 9 bent at right angles thereto to form a pivot. The rear end of the bar 8 is also bent at It at right angles to the body thereof to contact and actuate the firing spring H. The lower end of the firing spring Il may be welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the barrel of the magazine I!) and the upper end of it "has rigidly united thereto a plunger or driving pin 12 'of suitable size 'to pass into circular openings l2.'l at the top of the magazine barrel so as to drive forwardly a shot or pellet 24 when the pistol is fired.

The sides of the handle are formed with a sloping portion 25 so that when the trigger is pulled rearwardly by the finger of the opera-tor, the finger will strike the portion 25 and be carried downwardly enough to release the lower end of 2 the trigger l which will then be carried forwardly by the action of the spring H and bar .8.

The upper end of the trigger "7 is secured by a pivot M in the sides of the handle.

The magazine 19 has slid ngly m unted in the lower end thereof a sleeve I8 in which a rod '20 is slidingly mounted. The upper end of the rod is formed with a head 2'! and a compression spring 23 is mounted with n the S v N3 b tween the head 2| and the upper end of the sleeve [8, which has a suitable closure extending across the upper end. The lower end of the rod 20 is turned at a right angle to the body of the rod and arranged to be engaged and held against displacement by a detent 21 secured to the lower end of the handle by a pin or screw 26.

Sights i6 and I? may be attached to the front and rear of the barrel if desired.

In Figure 5 I have shown an alternate form of trigger arrangement in which the bar 8 is pivoted to a sleeve 1.! united to the upper end .of the trigger and slidable within the barrel it so as to carry the firing spring H back to charged position as indicated above.

.In Figure 8 I have shown an alternate form of detent comprising an L-shaped screw 2 2.l simi-v lar to those in common use for supporting curtain rods, which may be used in place of the detent 21 to hold the lower end of the rod 20 in loaded position.

In the operation of my pistol, the sleeve is is withdrawn from the magazine by the rod 2% far enough to permit the insertion of a plurality of shot 24 in the closed end of the magazine. The sleeve I8 is then returned to the position shown in Figure 1 and the lower end of the rod 20 turned to be engaged and held by the detent 27 or 22.1.

The upward pressure of the compression spring 23 against the head of the sleeve is will cause it to exert pressure upwardly upon the column of shot 24, holding the uppermost shot against the plunger I2. I

When the trigger i is then retracted into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, the spring II will be forced to the rear as shown in dotted lines in Figure l, the plunger 52 will be withdrawn from the opening 12.! in the magazine l9 and the column of shot will be moved upwardly by the spring 23 so that the uppermost shot will make a slight click as it strikes the head [3 of the magazine l9. fthus simulating the sound of cooking a pistol.

When the trigger has been pulled rearwardly to the limit of its permissible movement, the trigger finger will naturally-slide from the trigger, thus releasing it .and allowing the spring H to drive the trigger i forwardly and at the same time to drive the plunger 12 through the opening l2 .l in the upper end of the magazine l9, striking the uppermost; shotin the magazine and driving it forward through the barrel [5 with a speed proportionate to -the strength 01 the spring II.

The operation can then be repeated by pulling the trigger again and again until the shot in the magazine have been exhausted, when it can be reloaded by withdrawing the sleeve l8 from the magazine through the bore 6 in the lower end of the handle. is produced in simple form which will not easily get out of order, can be easily operated and will simulate a repeating pistol without having suflicient force to endanger persons or to endanger breakage of windows or other objects.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the form, proportions and arrangements of the parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not limit my claims to the precise forms shown in the drawings.

Thus the barrel 15, stock or handle 4, and the magazine l9 may be formed by casting them in one separate piece or by casting them in two halves joined together on the middle line by welding or by any other suitable means, such as rivets 39. When so constructed, the sleeve 18 may be inserted in the bore of the magazine I9 with the rod 20 and spring 23 as shown in Figure 1 and will thus operate in the same manner as heretofore described and the firing spring ll, plunger l2 and rod 8, with the trigger I, may be arranged as shown in Figure 1.

I claim:

1, In a toy pistol, a stock including a substantially vertical chambered handle and a longitudinally slotted forward extension formed integral therewith, a barrel mounted upon the handle and extension, an opening in the lower part of the rear end of the barrel communicating with the chamber, a tubular magazine mounted in the chamber arranged to carry a plurality of balls or bullets and having its lower end seated in a bore in the bottom of the handle and its upper end projecting into said opening in the barrel, a transverse opening formed in the upper end of the magazine to permit the uppermost ball to be driven forwardly out of the barrel, a spring striker plate mounted in the handle chamber with its lower end rigidly secured therein and its upper end extending into and moveable lengthwise of the opening in the bottom of the barrel, a plunger or pin united to the upper end of the striker in position to enter the transverse opening at the upper end of the magazine and drive out the uppermost ball therefrom, a trigger with its upper end pivotally mounted in the slot of the forward extension and its lower end projecting downwardly through said slot, and a link bar having its lower end pivotally united to the lower end of the trigger'and its upper end turned at an angle to engage and bear against the junction of the plunger and the striker whereby the striker will be pushed to its rearmost position when the trigger is fully retracted.

2. A toy pistol as described in claim 1, whereby the striker and plunger bearing against the angular end of the link bar will drive the link bar and trigger back to their normal position as soon as pressure of the operator upon the trigger is released.

3. A toy pistol as described in claim 1, whereby the striker and plunger bearing against the angular end of the link bar will drive the link bar and trigger back to their normal position as soon as pressure of the operator upon the trigger is released, the lower end of the trigger being inclined downwardly and rearwardly to promote quick release by the operator.

Thus a toy repeating pistol or gun 4. A toy pistol as described in claim 1, whereby the striker and plunger bearing against the angular end of the link'bar will drive the link bar and trigger back to their normal position as soon as pressure of the operator upon the trigger is released, the lower end of the trigger being inclined downwardly and rearwardly and the adiiacent sides of the extension being similarly sloped whereby the finger of the operator will readily release the trigger when retracted to its limit of travel.

5. A toy pistol, including a chambered stock having a substantially vertical handle portion and a longitudinally slotted forward extension formed integral therewith, a barrel mounted upon the handle, an opening in the lower part of the rear end of the barrel corresponding to and communicating with the chamber, a tubular magazine mounted in the chamber arranged to carry a plurality of balls or bullets and having its lower end seated in a bore in the bottom of the handle and its upper end projecting into the opening in the barrel, a transverse opening formed in the upper end of the magazine to permit the uppermost ball to be driven forwardly out of the barrel, a spring striker mounted in the handle chamber with its lower end rigidly secured therein and its upper end extending into and moveable lengthwise of the opening in the bottom of the barrel, a plunger or pin units to the upper end of the striker in position to enter the transverse opening at the upper end of the magazine and drive out the uppermost ball therefrom, a bar trigger pivotally mounted in the slot of the forward extension and with its lower end projecting downwardly through said slot, a link bar having its lower end pivotally united to the body of the trigger bar and its upper end turned at an angle to engage and bear against the junction of the plunger and the striker whereby the striker will be pushed to its rearmost position when the trigger is fully retracted, a sleeve with a closed top slidably mounted in the magazine, and a compression spring mounted in the sleeve to exert pressure upwardly on the sleeve.

6. A toy pistol as described in claim 5, and a detachable supporting bar mounted in the handle to bear against and secure the lower end of the compression spring in operative position.

HARRY J. CRINER.

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